Comments from coach Darryl Sutter following the Kings’ 2-0 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series…
On how it felt to take care of business in front of the home crowd:
“It doesn’t matter where it is. We expect the home crowd to really be as loud as their home [...]
Post-Game 1 – comments from Darryl Sutter after Kings 2-0 win
May 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
Post-Game 1: Comments from Anze Kopitar on Kings 2-0 win
May 14, 2013 By 1 Comment
Anze Kopitar had nearly 23 minutes of ice time in Tuesday night’s opening game between the Kings and Sharks. He also won nine of 22 faceoffs taken (41%) and contributed two of the team’s 39 hits. Following LA’s 2-0 win, here’s what he had to share…
On Jonathan Quick’s performance:
“Well I don’t know if he helps [...]
Reaction from Minnesota locker room after 2-1 win over LA
April 24, 2013 By
Following their 2-1 win over the visiting LA Kings on Tuesday night, here’s what they were saying back in the Minnesota Wild locker room…
- Goalie Niklas Backstrom on the overall game: “I think it was a solid 60 minutes for us, and it was a very good team we played against. So it was a [...]
Bow down to Jeff Carter, or so says Justin Williams
March 10, 2013 By
Kings coach Darryl Sutter is an old school kind of guy. He’s a throw back to when hard work was all you needed to be successful in life. The Alberta rancher doesn’t have an iphone, he’s never been on twitter and even though his hockey knowledge runs deep – both as a player and coach – [...]
Kings forward Jeff Carter – ‘I’m here to put the puck in the net’
March 5, 2013 By
Jeff Carter continues to lead the Kings in goals after recording a natural hat-trick on Monday night vs. Nashville. In his career, the 6-foot-4 forward now has 10 goals in 14 career games against the Predators. After his big night, here’s what he had to say back in the locker room…
- On it being hard [...]
Lombardi on what he’s seen from Doughty, Voynov and the young D
February 26, 2013 By
Guess what? There’s even more from today’s conference call with Kings GM Dean Lombardi. In the following riff he talks about the team’s young defense – starting with the play of Keaton Ellerby and then moving on to Drew Doughty, Slava Voynov and other guys manning the blueline…
“As a collective unit it’s the youngest in the league. [...]
Fill In The Blank: Game 11 feedback – Kings at Blues
February 12, 2013 By
It’s time for more input from the readers.
Following what may have been their best game of the year on Sunday in Detroit, the Kings rolled into St. Louis on Monday and stomped a mudhole in the Blues. Things went so bad for the home team, their captain called out his teammates before the night was [...]
Dean Lombardi on Brown suspension and playoff outlook
On Wednesday afternoon the NHL suspended Kings captain Dustin Brown for two games, as a result of a hit on Jason Pominville of the Minnesota Wild. Earlier today, GM Dean Lombardi was on Sportsnet Radio (Fan 590) in Toronto and offered thoughts about the ruling, as well as provided an early outlook heading into next [...]